Beam File Input
Beam File Input
Description
The Beam File Input transform reads files using a file definition with the Beam execution engine.
Hop Engine
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Spark
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Flink
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Dataflow
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Options
Transform name
Name of the transform, this name has to be unique in a single pipeline.
Input location
The location from which to read a file.
File definition to use
The file definition to use stored in a metastore.
Edit
Edits an existing file definition.
New
Creates a new file definition.
Manage
Opens the MetaStore Explorer.
File Definition
A file definition can be used to define a file structure definition.
Name
The file definition name.
Description
The file definition description.
Field separator
The character separating the fields.
Field enclosure
The character enclosing fields.
Field definitions
A list of fields.
Field name
The field name.
Type
The field data type.
Format
The field format.
Length
The field length.
Precision
The field precision.
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